The first time I heard R. Kelly’s song “I Believe I Can Fly,” I was spinning records for “The Uncloudy Day,” my weekly gospel music radio show at the radio station where I teach.

As R. Kelly's makes his media rounds to promote his new album, 'Black Panties,' due Dec. 10, he's shared a number of music-related and personal stories to help fans connect with him on a deeper level.

After the 'Surviving R. Kelly' documentary series, two of the titular artist's most popular recordings – "Ignition" and "I Believe I Can Fly" return to the R&B Digital Song Sales chart. By ...

He came over to the piano, and I started to play it for him: “I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky … ” but so far that’s all I had. “I’m gonna tell you right now, B, that ...

Meanwhile, another Kelly hit, “I Believe I Can Fly,” also experiences a resurgence. The track debuts at No. 16 on R&B Digital Song Sales with 2,000 copies sold, its highest sales week since ...

“I Believe I Can Fly,” which was featured on the soundtrack to the 1996 film Space Jam, reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 for four weeks and won Kelly three Grammy Awards, including best R&B song ...

When Space Jam debuted in theaters on Nov. 15, 1996, it was an undeniable hit. The film told the story of Michael Jordan's return to basketball after being recruited by Bugs Bunny to help defend ...

To the background music of R Kelly's I Believe I Can Fly, he flew slowly though the space station, turning at one point to salute the camera. Shkaplerov said: "We frequently get asked, if we are ...

Trapped fliers sing "I Believe I Can Fly" YouTube. June 11, 2013, 4:19 PM EDT. ... The flight isn't the only one to have passed time on the tarmac through the power of music.

The horrific behavior of R. Kelly, and the popularity of “I Believe I Can Fly” (long after his crimes were suspected), is now part of that history of the Black church and its music. If people ...

"I knew from the first melody that was gonna be the song that was gonna take me out of R&B and into another genre of music," Kelly told The Boom Box in 2013 while looking back on "I Believe I Can ...